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5 Great God, we hail the sacred day
Which thou hast call'd thine own;
With joy the summons we obey,
To worship at thy throne.

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God's glorious perfections celebrated.
LORY be to God on high,

GLO
U God, whose glory fills the sky;
Peace on earth to man forgiven,
Man, the well-beloved of Heaven.
2 Sov'reign Father, heavenly King,
Thee we now presume to sing;
Glad thine attributes confess,
Glorious all, and numberless.

3 Hail, by all thy works adored!
Hail, the everlasting Lord!

Thee with thankful hearts wa prove,
God of power, and God of love.
4 Christ our Lord and God we own,
Christ, the Father's only Son;
Lamb of God for sinners slain,
Saviour of offending man.

5 Jesus, in thy name we pray,
Take, O take our sins away;
Bow thine ear, in mercy bow,
Hear, the world's atonement, Thou!
6 Hear, for thou, O Christ, alone,
Art with thy great Father one;
One the Holy Ghost with thee;
One supreme eternal Three.

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Humble adoration.

HEAVENLY Father, sov'reign Lord,
thy glorious Name adored.

Lord, thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial Goodness, hail!

2 Though unworthy of thine ear,
Deign our humble songs to hear;
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around thy throne we sing.
8 While on earth ordain'd to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way,
Till we come to dwell with thee,
Till we all thy glory see.

4 Then, with angel-harps again,
We will wake a nobler strain;
There, in joyful songs of praise,
Our triumphant voices raise.

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The fulness of God.

BEING of beings, God of love,

C. M.

To thee our hearts we raise; Thy all-sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing thy praise.

2 Thine, wholly thine, we pant to be; Our sacrifice receive:

Made, and preserved, and saved by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.

3 Heavenward our every wish aspires,
For all thy mercy's store;
The sole return thy love requires,
Is that we ask for more.

4 For more we ask; we open then
Our hearts to' embrace thy will;
Turn, and revive us, Lord, again;
With all thy fulness fill.

5 Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love Shed in our hearts abroad;

So shall we ever live, and move,
And be, with Christ in God.

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Universal adoration.

HOLY, holy, holy Lord!

L. M.

Thou God of hosts, by all adored: The earth and heavens are full of thee, Thy light, thy power, thy majesty.

2 Loud hallelujahs to thy Name, Angels and seraphim proclaim:

By all the powers and thrones in heaven,
Eternal praise to thee is given.

3 Apostles join the glorious throng,
And swell the loud triumphant song:
Prophets and martyrs hear the sound,
And spread the hallelujah round.
4 Glory to thee, O God most high!
Father, we praise thy majesty:
The Son, the Spirit, we adore;
One Godhead, blest forever more.

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S. M.

The sacrifice of praise.
WITH joy we lift our eyes
those bright realms above,

That glorious temple in the skies,
Where dwells eternal Love.

2 Before thy throne we bow,
O thou almighty King;
Here we present the solemn vow,
And hymns of praise we sing.
3 While in thy house we kneel,
With trust and holy fear,
Thy mercyland thy truth reveal,
And lend a gracious ear.

4 Lord, teach our hearts to pray,
And tune our lips to sing;
Nor from thy presence cast away
The sacrifice we bring.

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The Desire of all nations.

C. M.

COME, thou Desire of all thy saints,

Our humble strains attend,

While, with our praises and complaints,
Low at thy feet we bend.

2 How should our songs, like those above,
With warm devotion rise;

How should our souls, on wings of love,
Mount upward to the skies.

3 Come, Lord, thy love alone can raise
In us the heavenly flame;

Then shall our lips resound thy praise,
Our hearts adore thy Name.

4 Now, Saviour, let thy glory shine,
And fill thy dwellings here,
Till life, and love, and joy divine,
A heaven on earth appear.

5 Then shall our hearts enraptured say,-
Come, great Redeemer, come,

And bring the bright, the glorious day,
That calls thy children home.

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Peace, power, and love.

ALL thanks to the Lamb, who gives us to meet.
His love we proclaim, his praises repeat:
We own him our Jesus, continually near,
To pardon and bless us, and perfect us here.
2 In him we have peace, in him we have power,
Preserved by his grace throughout the dark hour
In all our temptation he keeps us, to prove
His utmost salvation, his fulness of love.

8 Pronounce the glad word, and bid us be free,
Ah! hast thou not, Lord, a hissing for me?
The peace thou hast given, tins moment impar.
And open thy heaven, O Love, in my heart.

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Infinite grace.

C. M.

INFINITE excellence is thine,
Thou glorious Prince of grace!
Thy uncreated beauties shine.
With never-fading rays.

2 Sinners, from earth's remotest end,
Come bending at thy feet;

To thee their prayers and songs ascend, In thee their wishes meet.

3 Millions of happy spirits live On thy exhaustless store;

From thee they all their bliss receive, And still thou givest more.

4 Thou art their triumph and their joy; They find their all in thee;

Thy glories will their tongues employ Through all eternity.

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C. M.

The great and effectual door.

JESUS

JESUS, thou all-redeeming Lord,
Thy blessing we implore;

Open the door to preach thy word,
The great, effectual door.

2 Gather the outcasts in, and save
From sin and Satan's power;
And let them now acceptance have,
And know their gracious hour.

3 Lover of souls! thou know'st to prize
What thou hast bought so dear:
Come, then, and in thy people's eyes
With all thy wounds appear.

4 Appear, as when of old confess'd,
The suff'ring Son of God;

And let us see thee in thy vest,
But newly dipp'd in blood.

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